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I r 0 i1! 2 I INVENTOR dqrt/zai' J02 Patented Feb. 28 1939 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE Landon P. Smith, Inc., poration of New Jersey Irvington,N. J., a cor- Application May 24, 1938, Serial No. 209,671

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in holders of the type moreparticularly adapted for use in connection with paint-mixing apparatusof the general type disclosed in my Patent No. 2,109,233, issuedFebruary 22, 1938.

One of the objects of my invention is the provision of a holder of thecharacter referred to which is relatively simple in construction andmanner of operation, which can be easily and quickly applied to thedriving apparatus therefor, and which is capable of holding the cans ofpaint securely for the vigorous, compound motion imparted to them by thedriving apparatus.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, an embodiment thereof isshown in the drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevational view, partlyin section, of a holder constructed and operating in accordance with myinvention, the section being taken on the line II in Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a detail View partly in section, the section being taken onthe line 44 in Fig. 1.

With reference to the drawing, my improved holder comprises a; member Inprovided centrally thereof with a socket II for receiving the free endof a shaft I2 and at each end thereof with an enlarged boss I3 disposedwith its axis I4 perpendicular to the axis of the socket. The socket issplit on both sides thereof, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2.

Pins I6 extend respectively through and are fixed in the bosses I3.

Complementary jaws I! are slideable on the pins IS.

A right-and-left-thread adjusting screw I8 engages the jaws I1, asshown, and passes through the socket II.

The screw I8 is provided centrally thereof with a recess I9, and the endof the shaft I2 is re cessed to fit the screw at the recess I9 wherebyit is held against axial movement relatively with respect to the memberID.

A locking element or nut 20 is disposed in the socket II and engages thescrew I8 at the recess I9 to hold it in its position of adjustment andagainst axial movement relatively with respect to the member I0.

In applying the holder to the free end of shaft I2, the locking element20 is first inserted into the socket II and the screw I8 then passedthrough the opening 2I in the socket, this opening being madesufliciently large to allow clear- 5 ance for this purpose.

The holder is forced onto the free end of the shaft I2, and held inplace by bolts 22, with the screw I8 gripped between the locking element20 and the adjacent end of shaft I2 sufficiently 1 tight to hold thescrew in its position of adjustment, while still permitting turning ofthe screw by using a wrench.

In operation, the can 23 of paint is placed between the jaws I1, and thescrew I8 turned to 15 grip the can securely between the jaws.

The driving apparatus is described in my Patent No. 2,109,233, andoperates to impart a vigorous rocking movement to the shaft I2 and,simultaneously, to impart a vigorous reciproca- 0 tory movement to theshaft along its axis. By reason of this vigorous, compound movement, thecontents of the can are thoroughly and uniformly mixed in a few minutes.

The adjacent faces of the jaws Il may be 25 stepped as shown in Fig. 1,to accommodate cans of different sizes.

It will be understood that various modifications within the conceptionof those skilled in the art may be made without departing from the 30spirit of my invention or the scope of the claim.

I claim as my invention:

In a holder of the character described having a member providedcentrally thereof with a socket for receiving the free end of a shaft,pins 35 carried by said member and disposed respectively on oppositesides of said socket, complementary jaws slideable on said pins, and. aright-and-leftthread adjusting screw engaging said jaws and passingthrough said socket; means for holding 40 said screw in said socketcomprising a substantially central recess in said screw adapted toreceive the free end of said shaft, and a locking element disposed insaid socket on the opposite side from said shaft end whereby said screwis 45 gripped between said element and the adjacent end of said shaftsufficiently tight to hold said screw in its position of adjustmentwhile still providing for manual turning of the screw.

ARTHUR P. JORGENSON.

